Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets Player Stats and Box Score for Nov. 22 | 2024 Emirates NBA Cup 

Friday night is 2024 Emirates NBA Cup night with eight group games on the schedule, including the Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets matchup. The Mavericks were without Luka Doncic due to injury, while the Nuggets welcomed back Nikola Jokic.

Jokic's return was spoiled by the Mavericks, led by Naji Marshall's 26 points off the bench. P.J. Washington was clutch for Dallas, scoring five points in the final two minutes of the game to help beat the Nuggets 123-120.

"The Joker" had another triple-double, finishing with 33 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists. The Nuggets were down by as much as 24 points early in the third quarter before coming back and taking the lead midway through the final period. Jokic missed the last three games due to his wife giving birth to their son.

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Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets Player Stats and Box Score

Mavericks

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
P.J. Washington	22	13	1	3	0	4	1	36	8-15	0-2	6-7	7
Dereck Lively II	11	6	0	1	2	1	5	20	4-4	0-0	3-4	2
Kyrie Irving	19	6	6	1	1	3	3	38	7-19	1-6	4-4	6
Klay Thompson	0	4	4	0	1	2	2	23	0-8	0-4	0-0	9
Quentin Grimes	14	4	3	2	0	0	0	29	5-9	2-4	2-2	8
Maxi Kleber	0	2	2	0	0	0	6	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	-11
Naji Marshall	26	1	1	1	0	2	2	26	11-15	3-4	1-2	8
Daniel Gafford	13	6	1	3	1	0	2	27	5-7	0-0	3-4	5
Spencer Dinwiddie	10	2	4	0	0	0	0	16	3-5	3-5	1-2	-3
Jaden Hardy	8	0	2	0	0	1	1	13	3-9	1-2	1-2	-16
Markieff Morris	DNP
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	DNP
Dwight Powell	DNP

Nuggets

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Peyton Watson	15	5	3	0	3	2	3	40	7-11	1-3	0-0	2
Michael Porter Jr.	17	5	5	0	0	1	4	36	7-12	2-3	1-2	-7
Nikola Jokic	33	17	10	0	0	3	0	39	13-22	2-2	5-7	4
Jamal Murray	14	5	11	0	3	3	3	39	4-16	4-11	2-2	0
Christian Braun	17	5	0	1	1	2	2	29	6-9	2-3	3-6	-9
Dario Saric	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	0-2	0-1	2-2	-7
Hunter Tyson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	-1
Russell Westbrook	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	1-2	0-0	1-2	-2
DeAndre Jordan	16	1	4	2	0	1	2	27	5-13	4-6	2-5	0
Julian Strawther	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	17	0-2	0-0	3-3	-1
Trey Alexander	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	6
Zeke Nnaji	DNP
PJ Hall	DNP

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Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets Game Summary

In the first quarter, the Dallas Mavericks got the jump on the Denver Nuggets and had a nine-point lead midway through the period. Quentin Grimes, who started in place of Doncic, had a big quarter with 10 points.

On the other hand, Jokic started with 11 points to keep Denver afloat heading into the second period. Christian Braun added eight points as the Mavericks held a 33-31 advantage after 12 minutes.

Dallas took control in the second quarter, led by Naji Marshall, who hit timely shots to keep the Nuggets at bay. They played great offensively with 40 points in the period and limited Denver's scoring on the other end.

They had no answer for "The Joker," but stopped the rest of the team from doing any damage. The Mavs head into the second half with a 73-59 lead, led by Marshall's 15 points off the bench. Kyrie Irving also came alive in the second quarter with 15 points at halftime.

The Dallas Mavericks increased their lead to 24 points to start the third quarter and were well on their way to win. However, the Denver Nuggets started a furious rally led by Michael Porter Jr. The Nuggets got it down to four points before the Mavericks stopped the bleeding.

In the fourth quarter, the Nuggets got their first lead of the game at the midway point following a 3-point shot by Peyton Watson. Denver was in control until the final two minutes of the game when P.J. Washington started a quick rally to help Dallas get the victory.

The Nuggets dropped to 8-6 for the season and 1-2 in the Emirates NBA Cup. They are not out of the tournament just yet, but they need the Memphis Grizzlies to beat the Mavericks on Dec. 3 to have a shot at making the next round. They also have to defeat the Golden State Warriors on the same day.